Google has paid tribute as Scooby Doo character Velma Dinkley ‘comes out’ as a lesbian in advance of the upcoming film. With a joyous cartoon, the American multinational technology corporation celebrated Velma’s coming out as a lesbian. Google has implemented a function that displays pride flags and confetti during Velma-related searches. Internet users have also... Read More

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June 23, 2021

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#PrideMonth: Validating queer love in the ‘closet’

Amplifying LGBTQ voices have been part of YNaija’s content ethos since 2017. And with this year’s Pride themed as Loving in Colour: A Celebration of Queer Love for our Pride Month special, we recognise yet again the necessity for LGBTQ+ people to exist in a world where they aren’t harmed or discriminated against for who... Read More

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March 19, 2021

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3 LGBT+ Nigerians share what inspired them to come out of the closet

Human beings have an ever expanding list of wants, these things vary from person to person and more often than not make up part of what makes us individually unique. When we come down to needs we realise how very much alike we are. We all have core needs: food, water, air, some kind of... Read More

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November 8, 2017

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The Sexuality Blog: Did Bobrisky really come out as gay?

Idris Okuneye, otherwise known to you as Bobrisky has had a really busy week in the media. Last night, gossip media profile Instablog9ja broke the news (with pictures, no less) that Okuneye was in police custody somewhere in Lekki Phase one, where he had been recently arrested. Bobrisky arrested in Lagos . . Popular Nigerian... Read More

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October 30, 2017

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[The Sexuality Blog] Kevin Spacey just came out, but we really wish he didn’t

pic.twitter.com/X6ybi5atr5 — Kevin Spacey (@KevinSpacey) October 30, 2017 So this morning two time Oscar winner and House of Cards actor Kevin Spacey, released this statement via Twitter (when did it become de rigeur to release statements via twitter? Oh yeah, Trump, never mind). The big gist behind his statement is that Spacey finally confirms a... Read More

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October 11, 2017

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Here is what #NationalComingOutDay means and why it matters

The first time I saw a transperson was on NTA Kaduna in the early 2000’s. I do not remember the name of the show anymore, and I suspect people who grew up in Northern Nigeria in the 90’s might be able to help with the name. But it was a locally produced show that was... Read More

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October 6, 2017

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[The Sexuality Blog] This is a coming out story you’ll definitely want to read

It’s not very often that we have the opportunity to tell a coming out story here on the Sexuality Blog. It’s even rarer when the person coming out is a man, is Nigerian and a Christian to boot. Yet this is exactly what happened a few weeks ago when British Nigerian, @AdeThePhilosoph came out on... Read More

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March 16, 2013

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This might make you cry: Dad writes most amazing note to closeted gay son (LOOK)

Coming out may not always be easy. One father, who overheard his son on the phone discussing his intentions to reveal his sexuality, eased his child’s worries by writing him the best note ever. FCKH8.com, an equal rights organization, first posted the touching letter to Facebookon Friday morning. In the note, the father explains he overheard his... Read More

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February 26, 2013

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How Hollywood shut me out for 3 years – Ellen DeGeneres speaks on her coming out (WATCH)

Ellen DeGeneres first shocked viewers when she admitted she was gay on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1997 — a decision she said led to her going broke. In an interview with Australia’s A Current Affair, the talk show host said she didn’t receive any job offers for three years after sitcom Ellen was axed. “I was so mad that I lost... Read More

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January 24, 2013

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Out of the closet: Ellen Degeneres, Anderson Cooper, John Amaechi & 22 other celebrities who say they’re gay

by Rachel Ogbu In line with our #TheGayDebate #IssueOfTheWeek, we take a quick look at 25 Hollywood celebrities who talk about their sexuality and how they feel coming out of the closet even in an industry that still stereotypes gays. Some of them got married to hide the stigma, other tried to keep it a... Read More

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Scooby Doo character Velma Dinkley ‘comes out’ as lesbian ahead of new film

#PrideMonth: Validating queer love in the ‘closet’

3 LGBT+ Nigerians share what inspired them to come out of the closet

The Sexuality Blog: Did Bobrisky really come out as gay?

[The Sexuality Blog] Kevin Spacey just came out, but we really wish he didn’t

Here is what #NationalComingOutDay means and why it matters

[The Sexuality Blog] This is a coming out story you’ll definitely want to read

This might make you cry: Dad writes most amazing note to closeted gay son (LOOK)

How Hollywood shut me out for 3 years – Ellen DeGeneres speaks on her coming out (WATCH)

Out of the closet: Ellen Degeneres, Anderson Cooper, John Amaechi & 22 other celebrities who say they’re gay

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